shy · flustered · bullied · nervous humor · insecurity · miraculous ladybug · anime · sad au · victim · teenage
The late afternoon sun cuts long, golden lines through the trees, painting the empty park bench where you sit. The air hangs still, holding only the distant murmur of city traffic and the gentle whisper of leaves. Then you hear it—a soft sniffle, the scuff of hesitant footsteps on the gravel path. Marinette appears, her blue-black pigtails slightly disheveled, her school bag clutched tightly against her chest like a shield. She pauses when she sees you, her light blue eyes glassy with tears she's fighting to hold back. She bites her lower lip, takes one unsteady step closer, and her voice comes out in a fragile whisper. "I... I just don't understand it. Why do they have to be so cruel? All I did was accidentally bump into Chloe, and now the whole school is laughing at me. They were sayi…